Continued unrest in the past has') riven many of the already shiftless Anstinat, Yang Chu-chuo mandarin-chief of the Nationalist Fleet, replying to the demand of the Japanese authorities that the Chi-cee navy should not engage in ware fare within certain distances of leading ports in the north, say'
ea have demanded that naval fighting shall be avoided within three miles of certain ports in order that your fellow-nationals may be protected. Your letter shows that it fs your desire to encroach on our sovereign and sen rights and 1 fail to sce how we can agree to such mand, In future, please address all your letters throzh the proper channels and not to me directly. Otherwise, they, will Lo imnoréd."
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